January 2011 - BlackFive - The Network of Care

Veterans Demand an Apology, Congresswoman!

Today has been a HORRIBLE day. We've seen an obviously unstable and deranged individual, Jared Loughner, shoot and kill innocents; we've seen a US Congresswoman declared dead, then not-dead, and we vets have been accused of being the shooter....

Published Sat, Jan 08 2011 10:54 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Current Affairs, Caring For The Defenders, Bust Their Chops

Team Rubicon video

The folks from Team Rubicon are gearing up for a mission to help beat back the cholera epidemic in Haiti. They are as good a choice as any to take that on. Here is some of their previous activity. Team Rubicon Video from TEAM RUBICON on Vimeo.

Published Mon, Jan 24 2011 12:07 AM by BLACKFIVE

And the Winner is........

The referee stopped this bout midway through the first round when Mr. Yon not only failed to defend himself, but joined in beating himself senseless. The winner of the Internet Beat Down and still the undisputed champion of online snark, hyperbolic rhetoric...

Published Sun, Jan 23 2011 3:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Jimbo in Combat

My life as a Dixie Chicken

One of the greatest rock and roll boogie bands in the history of Earth is Little Feat. If I was throwing a party they would be the band, because everything about them screams Good Times! I also found out that Concrete Bob is also a devotee and both of...

Published Sun, Jan 16 2011 4:17 AM by BLACKFIVE

The War against Ourselves

Amidst all the cries about a climate of hate and whether anti-government violence can ever be justified, it bears remembering that we formed this country with violence against a government and that we fought the bloodiest war in our history against ourselves...

Published Sun, Jan 16 2011 5:52 AM by BLACKFIVE

Professor McChrystal

"I just think he’s got so much integrity as a person. He cares about the world. He’s so enthusiastic about leadership it kind of infects you. He made me realize how important and challenging it is." - Julia McCarthy, Yale GRD '11 While I...

Published Tue, Jan 18 2011 1:21 AM by BLACKFIVE

A Superb New Fiction Story: Christians In Iraq

One of the things I love about writing for Blackfive is the abundance of authors and their books we get to see here on B5. Whether it's Jimbo putting up one by Elise, or Laughing Wolf reviewing someone, or even Matt finding time to read a book or...

Published Mon, Jan 17 2011 6:00 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Books

Operation Fight Post Holiday Blues AAR

When Gina Elise approached us with the idea, we had no idea how successful it would be, and on how many levels. Let's face it: being in the body and fender shop bites at the best of times. Being on duty during the holidays has it's own bit of...

Published Fri, Jan 21 2011 12:33 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Caring For The Defenders

A film so damaging, Iran won't even let Canadians watch it

I just finished screening the upcoming documentary Iranium. The film exposes what politicians and the media are afraid to tell us: that Iran has apocalyptic intentions and a focus on destroying the United States and Israel. Historically, nations have...

Published Tue, Jan 18 2011 11:59 PM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Film

Team Rubicon - San Diego - January 20, 2011

Here's a video of Team Rubicon Founder, Jake Wood, at a TED function talking about Disaster Response. Jake is a phenomenal guy and I'm proud to be on the Board of TR. If you're in the San Diego area and want to support TR financially, here's...

Published Thu, Jan 13 2011 4:08 AM by BLACKFIVE

UFC- Fight for the Troops

This is just exactly what we are all about. Some mayhem in the cage and for an awesome cause. UFC- Fight for the troops. Spike assumes its fans are illiterate, so there is no text I can copy to tell you about the bouts, just a lot of flashing garbage...

Published Sat, Jan 22 2011 8:12 AM by BLACKFIVE

Dumb and dumber

Nidal Malik Hasan, the jihadist Army psychiatrist who killed 13 and wounded 32 soldiers and civilians in November 2009, is awaiting the results of a mental health exam that will determine whether he is fit to stand trial. Not to jump to conclusions–as...

Published Mon, Jan 24 2011 1:36 AM by BLACKFIVE

Godspeed, Major *** Winters

We knew this day was coming, but did it have to come so soon? We just published an appeal to build a statue of Major Winters in France. Last week, Major *** Winter of Band of Brothers fame, passed away. Apparently, his family kept it quiet and personal...

Published Sun, Jan 09 2011 10:19 AM by BLACKFIVE

FOB Archaeology

Over at the Donovan's place, Bill shows us some Forward Operation Base history. Pretty cool stuff! ...Soldiers love walls. Regardless of their utility in defensive applications and the requirement for ingenuity in defeating them in offensive operations...

Published Fri, Jan 07 2011 12:04 AM by BLACKFIVE

Filed under: Military, Picture of the Week

How We Treat the Families of the Fallen

A reader sent me this story from a local Fox news station in Seattle. Sergeant Sean Collins (2nd BCT, 101st Airborne) was killed in action in Afghanistan on December 12th. Senator Maria Cantwell sent a condolence letter and, in the last paragraph, mistakenly...

Published Tue, Jan 04 2011 11:53 PM by BLACKFIVE

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